Egypte

See also: Égypte and Êgypte

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Egypten, ultimately from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), ultimately from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːˈɣɪp.tə/
  • (Netherlands)
    (file)
  • Hyphenation: E‧gyp‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɪptə

Proper noun

Egypte n

  1. Egypt

Descendants


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ʒipt/

Proper noun

Egypte f

  1. Alternative form of Égypte

Usage notes

  • In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos).

Proper noun

Egypte f

  1. Egypt (country)

Old French

Etymology

From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos).

Proper noun

Egypte f (nominative singular Egypte)

  1. Egypt (country)

Descendants

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